You didn’t waste your degree. You didn’t fail your kid. And you’re not behind. You just bought into someone else’s definition of success. This episode? It’ll help you rewrite it.

What if your major doesn't match your job? What if your career doesn’t look like your resume? What if being a great parent isn't about getting it right — but about listening right?

In this episode of Mental, Nick sits down with Laura Ollinger, a teen and parent well-being coach who helps both sides of the dinner table breathe, reset, and finally hear each other again. She’s got four teens of her own (yes, FOUR), so she’s not guessing.

You’ll hear:

• The difference between goals and pressures

• Why expectations can either build trust… or break connection

• What fear of failure is really about (and how to face it)

• How to be present without trying to fix everything

This one’s for every teen who’s ever been misunderstood… and every parent who’s trying.

Your family’s not falling apart because of politics. It’s falling apart because no one knows how to talk anymore. Antonia didn’t wait for peace—she built it herself at 18.

This one’s for anyone who’s ever wanted to scream at the dinner table.

Antonia is 18. Her family's got 8 people, 0 chill, and a dinner table that becomes a political battlefield every Sunday. But one night? She snaps. And what happens next? You’ll wish you had the guts to do it too.

This isn’t just about a pot roast—it’s about the cost of silence, the weight of emotional labor Gen Z carries, and the tiny rules that might just save your family.

If you've ever felt stuck between two sides you didn’t choose—this one’s for you.

Everyone’s posting their wins. You’re just trying to remember the WiFi password from high school.

Myles isn’t failing to launch. He’s j

ust honest enough to say:

“I don’t know if I’m burnt out, or if this system is just fire.”

This episode is for anyone feeling stuck between who they thought they’d be by now… And who they actually are. Spoiler: You’re not behind. You’re just awake.

This isn’t a motivational episode. This is a brutally honest one.

Myles has a computer science degree, a mountain of debt, and zero job offers. He’s 22, living at home, and surrounded by siblings “crushing it” in cities with skylines and salaries. He spends his days rewriting résumés, scrolling LinkedIn, and wondering if his future ghosted him.

This episode dives headfirst into the "failure to launch" myth, post-grad paralysis, comparison culture, and the quiet panic of feeling like everyone else has their life figured out—except you.

But here’s the flip:

Maybe uncertainty isn’t failure. Maybe it’s the first sign you’re thinking for yourself. And maybe living at home isn’t a setback—it’s just the only rational response to a broken system.

If you’ve ever laid in bed wondering when dreaming turned into dreading… If you’ve ever wanted to throw your phone across the room because someone got a promotion and you just got out of bed… This one’s for you.